What You'll Learn

This course has been used in the Graduate Program at USC and USD for students of the Masters in Sustainable Real Estate course and is now available to you. No application required. This quiz will test your competency in the fundamental concepts that industry professionals use throughout the world. 


Created by Verdani Partners Founder and USD Adjunct Professor, Daniele Horton, the quiz has been thoughtfully curated to help test you on topics such as innovation and design, the integrative process, indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency strategies, industry stats, and more. Put your sustainability knowledge to the test with this professional-level quiz. 

  • 100 Questions

  • Approx. 1 Hours

  • Multiple Choice and True/False Questions

  • Retake Quiz to Test New Knowledge

Meet Your Instructors

Founder and CEO of Verdani Partners: LEED Fellow, LEED AP O+M, CEM, MDes, Associate. AIA, Daniele Horton

Daniele Horton has over 20 years of professional experience including architecture, corporate sustainability, real estate and project management. Daniele is President and Founder of Verdani Partners, a full-service sustainability and ESG management consulting firm with projects totaling 750 million SF across 4,000 properties in diversified portfolios. She is Sustainabilty Advisor to Verdani’s largest accounts, and with over 100 industry presentations over the course of her career, Daniele is a leading voice in global sustainable real estate particularly on the topics of climate mitigation and resiliency strategies. Daniele is also a MSRE professor at University of San Diego.

Director of Certifications, WELL AP, LEED AP, Fitwel Ambassador, ENV SP, GGP Ruby Gonzalez-Jimenez

Ruby is a driven sustainability professional with 11 years of consulting experience including commissioning, energy audits, lighting retrofits, green building certifications, and project management. With a background in engineering and over 22.3 million gross square feet of certified projects, Ruby is the Director of Certifications at Verdani Partners. As an expert in green building certifications, Ruby leads LEED Green Associate Trainings, performs feasibility studies, GAP analysis, Real Estate Portfolio assessments for green building certifications and is responsible for business development for certifications. Ruby holds credentials in WELL AP, LEED AP O+M, Fitwel Ambassador, GGP, and Envision SP.

No application required. Take the quiz today.